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PAGE 20, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989 'Pathways' Sho'ws tramigunderused It s clear that young people are not getting the information to make the right decisions about- their careers, a new study prprd for Ontario's Ministry of Zr'illsDevelopnxent indicates. The. study, êntitled "Pathways," is ,.based on a province-wide murvey of 1,400 young peopýle aged 17 to 28. Alvin Curling, Minister :)f Sidîls Development released the study recently at the 25th annual Canadian Vocational Association Conference, held in roronto. Two-thirds. of the youth population go directly into the workforce after leaving high 3chool as either graduates or iropouts. The. study examines the Bmployment and training Dxperiences of that group after teaving high school.. .rW. focused our study on young people who do not go into post-secondary education immediately aftei high school because they represent the Iargest segment of the youth population and they have the hirdest time maldng the ajustnxent from school-to-work," C'.lring said. He explained that 4.he stucly shows that although there is a rnarketplace demand for trained, skilled workers, niany eligible young people are flot obtaining training. Curling called for a training zulture in which young people will be able to pflug into the latest news about t he labor market, ,long with a full range of advice and expertise from career nxpeciaiists. They'1l be able to find :)ut what training path.8 are available outside the school 3ystem, and how they can gain accesa to thein. "It is important to better understand the transition procesE from high school to the workplace ;o that we can assist young people in making traininfi decisions which will help botl them--and the economny. We neete trained, skcilled young workers,' Curling said. Trang meets workplace deman ds Thre new prcgrams designed ta prepare youth for skiled occupations he been announced by SkilIs evopet*Miniter Alvin Curling. Ti.Youth Siils rgma include the Ontario 1 *ineeship Program, Hlgh Slx Ap- prenticeships and Sumer Trades Experience for studenta. Curling explained fiat the. new Youth Skifs Progrms are part of the. minisàis overail strategy to hnlp develop sllsftraining and work expriece monyougpeople. Ti.neinitatrivefocson sidIls, rather than on job creation. 'These initiatives wiil allow Young people to acquire the sidils which are critical i todays demanding and fast.-changing economy," Curling said. "The booming econoeny i Ontario means jobs are not bard for moSt young people to get. But it is often difficult for young, people to, get the sldfls they need for rewarding careers.et The new Youth Skills Progmnxs were included i the government's rment Speech from the ¶flix>e and budget. Thiey are added ta, the SIlls Development Mmnistiy's aray cf youth progrms. T~ast-changing technloges meen that ail wokers require a higiier level of slls to be productive in the econony" Curling said. 'lhes. new initiative are designied to help provide. thoeskills ta our ycung The. Ontarjio Traineesip Program will ilfer new workers on-the-job and clasmsen trainin iskiflsta meet the demiands of today's workplace. Training wiIl last one or two years The. ministry will consuflt with business groups3, unions and educatmr on the design and establishment of traineeships. It will also provide funding toward the direct on-the-jci training and in-school costs H-igii School Apprenticesipsf for them ta attend school and work as apprentices at the same time. during the school year, eligible students will take regular iiigh sciioci courses while they train as apprentices They wil coniplet. credits for an Ontailo Secondary Sciiool Dipîcina and will gain experience taward apprenticeship ualifications. Windsor, 'Irnskaming and Wellington school boards will begin high school appreticeshiM r~ax in Septemiber, 1l989 anf 26 or boards have expressed interest in offering the. prograni in 1990. *By coebiing apprenticeship wmt iiigh chool, nmany cn eope wii graduate wth t M.ab neceiay ta develop a r.warding carer and the educational qualifications needed ta adapt to changes in thieconomy," Curling said. The Summier 'frades Experience Prcgran, beginning in 1990, will give eniployers who train ap .ntices a $1,000 subsidy to hire *gh schiol students for trades-related sunriner T.MheSiIs Development hMlnistry, wilsed up ta *.6-mnilon on the. develcpent of these new prograrns i the flrstyear. A study recently conduct.d by the ministy, entitled 'Pathways,' found that young people who do) not attend universty or college often have trouble getting thxe sIdils, training they need to succe.d in the, workplace. "'fIese intiatives provide n.w skilis training opportunities for young peopi., while thiey are stil in hiàgh school as weil as aller they, enter thewI. wfrc.," Curling said. '1hey also increase iir awareness of skilled trades careers. Other youth prograni administered by the Ministiy includle: .FUTURES for emnployment-isadvantaged young people; Environnental Youth Corps which provides ,xperience and training in enviromental-relatd activites; Starb-Up which provides interest-free bcans ta ycxlng entrepreneurs, and the. Sununer Employment Programn, which cffers a vari.ty of work ecenenoe, and training i sunimer j&oU i government. Ontario is invitng fihe federal government ta support theso training programa which are coeisistent with tli.ir proposaIson.entry-level tminling. MV~ministiy is lookcing forward ta working with the federal governnint ta secure a fuIl partnersHp on these initiatives;' Culing said. 'W. reniain convinced the provision of broad-hased incomne support. is an essential râle for the federal government in fixe support cf trIaining."i Free tirade: Know your neighbor Are ap'ers Littering, Your Street? We take our distributing seriously. Our carriers are instructed to deliver the WHITBY FREE PRESS to the maibox, between doors or any other' safe place protected from wind and'ramn. If there is a problem in your area, cail our Circulation Manager at 668-6112. We deliver (really deliver), more than 21,000 papers weekly. We want the Whitby Free Press to make it to your door. We Wcmt It to Be Recwi and for local businesseés YES. we do deliver flyers any nu br, any parit of Whitby ...right to the door CaRl us. We Want to Keep Whitby's Streets Clean. We Live Here .Too. expanding trade with the U.b. 'This publication- is _clearly aimed at business with the. message that free trade is sometiiing you cannot opt out of -- ultiniately it will affect you,"1 says Colin Dean., on. of the co-authors. "lgnoring free trade and other devebopments in Europe and Pacific Rum is-not really an option that Canadian businesses have," ho says. "Free trade is just tii. flrst step in the recognition that we're living in a global village, W. must learn about our neighbors and tii. market opportunities that are ahead of us," Dean. says. "Tii. 1990s cal for new challenges for companies, wh.re there will b. more competition, lower growth, and shorter product life cycles. Everything will b. happening at an accelerated pace." Tiiere are many similarities between Canada and the. United States, but business miust b. aware of tii. différences in consumer demographics, attitudes and buying habits, says Dean.. On. such difference is the ethnic population in the. U.S., specifically tih ar c and the black. populations.Toetier tiiey represent 50 million consumera and pyride opportunities for som dstictethnic producte. Tomorrow's customners will. be furtiier afl.ld than ever. The 1990s will usher in a new ara for Canadian business as companues expand operations ta exploit tiie U.S., European and Dther markets., says Mike McClew, director of marketing and economics for Clarkson Gordon/Woods Gordon. McClew niade bis comments at tb. launch of the. 22nd edition of Tomorrow's Customers, published by the accounting and management consulting firm and released in June to clients and the. public. "Many companies will grow through mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances while others will boost expert'sales activities or establish foreign facilities," says MctJlew. Whatever their approach, Canadian flrmns need ta develop a detailed understanding of industry ist=uture,,regona, markets, channels of distiution and world competitors to, succeed in this hberalized trading environnient, h. adds. Tiie theme of this year's Tomorrow's Customners is tii. North American marketplace, highlighting tii. significance of the. r.cently approved free-trade agreemient and. the importance to Canadiani; of maintaining ana